Why I Believe What I Believe
Day 61
Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:
Knowing of someone’s sin and not revealing it, the
Scriptures show that you will be a part of that sin. This also requires a
sacrifice for that sin. The same sin offering is demanded for this as for
the one who actually performed the sin.
Lev 5:1-5 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing,
and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do
not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a
carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of
unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be
unclean, and guilty.
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever
uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from
him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do
evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an
oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be
guilty in one of these.
And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things,
that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:
Lev 5:12-13 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the
priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it
on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is
a sin offering.
And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching
his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the
remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.
Practical - Works that apply Biblical Principle:
This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in
your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical
ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important
to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.
We are not to see sin of others as none of our
business. Neither should be view it as us being judges of others.
The Bible is clear that we are not to close our eyes to sin.
Gal 6:1-2 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye
which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering
thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of
Christ.
The famous verse for not judging is actually the best verse
to show we need to help each other out because it actually fulfills the OT law
above. We do judge others because it demands us to confess our sins by
getting the beam out of our eye so that we can address the mote sin in
theirs. The Scripture here does give a warning as well. If you get
the beam out of your eye and proceed to help others; some may reject your
help. These people may just want to wallow in the mud. From those
people once we have initially tried to help we need to then just walk away.
Mat 7:1-6 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's
eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own
eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's
eye.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn
again and rend you.
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